Evaluating Renal Masses Using Ultrasound Intravenous Microbubble Contrast
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2011-11-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the blood flow in kidney masses by using ultrasound
microbubble contrast material, and to see if results from ultrasound contrast studies can
predict if a kidney mass is benign or malignant. Patterns of blood flow in the kidney mass
will be examined to see if:
1. benign kidney masses can be distinguished from kidney cancers and
2. if slow growing, lower risk cancers have different blood flow compared to clear cell
cancer which is the most common type of kidney cancer.